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Definitions

hand-walk

[hand-wawk] / ˈhændˈwɔk /
VERB
expedite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate assist facilitate hasten promote quicken speed urge
STRONG
advance dispatch forward hurry precipitate press railroad rush
WEAK
cut the red tape fast track grease wheels hand-carry handle personally run interference run with the ball shoot through speed up walk it through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delay hinder hurt retard slow stop
STRONG
halt hold keep wait
WEAK
block cease check

Example Sentences

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Publicly, he called the agency an “unaccountable independent institution” where secrets leak so quickly “we have to hand-walk memos around like we’re in the ’40s.”

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

Joe spent the next several weeks trying to hand-walk Lovely, twice or even three times a day.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2018

So then I had to go back and meet 'em halfway with the Parliament situation, the horns and things, and then hand-walk 'em up to where Funkadelic is at.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2012

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.